Russia suspends nuclear arms treaty after U.S. says to pull out

After U.S. said it would withdraw from the arms control pact accusing Moscow of violations russian’s presidente Vladimir Putin said on saturday Russia has suspended the Cold War-era Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

As Reuters states Moscow’s relations with the West are strained over issues including Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, allegations of meddling in the U.S. presidential election and being behind a nerve agent attack in Britain.